The House of Representatives Committee reviewing the 1999 Constitution has proposed the creation of 31 additional states in Nigeria.
Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu, who presided over the session on Thursday, read a letter from the committee outlining the proposed states.
If approved, Nigeria’s total number of states would rise to 67.
The letter stated:
“This is to inform members that the House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), has received legislative proposals for the creation of new states and local governments as follows:
North-Central
- Benue Ala State – from Benue State
- Okun State – from Kogi State
- Okura State – from Kogi State
- Confluence State – from Kogi State
- Apa-Agba State – from Benue South Senatorial District
- Apa State – from Benue State
- Federal Capital Territory, Abuja – as a 37th state
North-East
- Amana State – from Adamawa State
- Katagum State – from Bauchi State
- Savannah State – from Borno State
- Muri State – from Taraba State
North-West
- New Kaduna State and Gurara State – from Kaduna State
- Tiga State – from Kano State
- Kainji State – from Kebbi State
- Ghari State – from Kano State
South-East
- Etiti State – sixth state in the South-East
- Adada State – from Enugu State
- Urashi State – sixth state in the South-East
- Orlu State – from South-East region
- Aba State – from South-East region
South-South
- Ogoja State – from Cross River State
- Warri State – from Delta State
- Bori State – from Rivers State
- Obolo State – from Rivers and Akwa Ibom States
South-West
- Toru-Ebe State – from Delta, Edo, and Ondo States
- Ibadan State – from Oyo State
- Lagoon State – from Lagos State
- Ijebu State – from Ogun State
- Lagoon State – from Lagos and Ogun States
- Ibadan State – from Oyo State
- Oke-Ogun and Ife-Ijesha States – from Ogun, Oyo, and Osun States
For these proposed states to be created, approval must be secured from at least two-thirds of the members of both the Senate and House of Commons, as well as the respective state assemblies and local government councils.
